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“War, Who Is It Good For…?”

Gail writes, “What we need is a good war that all the men fight in to kick the sensitivity out of us and toughen us up.”

Unfortunately, the last time American men were expected to fight in a war (whether or not they wanted to), many of the guys who wiggled out of combat turned out to be the chicken hawks who would later win votes by acting tougher than many men who did fight. So I’m not sure war toughens anyone up. It sounds nice, though.